Alexander Hamilton

1755-01-11 – 1804-07-12

First Secretary of the Treasury and champion of a strong federal government.

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Alexander Hamilton was an aide to George Washington during the Revolution and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, he established the national bank, the U.S. Mint, and a system for managing the national debt. He co-authored The Federalist Papers and shaped the economic foundations of the new nation.